US EditionViolent Clashes Erupt During Anti-Israel Protest in Brooklyn's Borough Park
- A group of anti-Israel protesters clashed with pro-Israel supporters in Borough Park, Brooklyn, on February 19, 2025, leading to at least one arrest for assault in the crowd.
- The demonstration, organized by the anti-Israel group Pal-Awda, protested against the sale of properties in Israel, claiming they were equivalent to 'stolen Palestinian land.'
- Protesters shouted slogans such as 'Zionists go to hell' and 'settlers go back home,' prompting law enforcement to intervene as tensions rose.
- The event marks a rare occurrence of protests in Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods, following numerous demonstrations since the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel.
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Schumer condemns anti-Israel protests and assault of Orthodox Jews in Brooklyn
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) condemned in the “strongest terms” the anti-Israel protesters who physically assaulted Orthodox Jews in the Borough Park neighborhood of Brooklyn on Tuesday evening. “Mask-wearing protestors chanting anti-Semitic slogans in the middle of the most Orthodox Jewish community in the city is all about provocation and not about free speech. I applaud the NYPD for keeping order and condemn in strongest terms …
One arrested as pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian groups clash in Brooklyn
One person was arrested as hundreds of pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian protesters clashed in a Brooklyn Jewish neighborhood, police said Wednesday. Members of the pro-Palestinian group Pal-Awda were demonstrating outside a Borough Park real estate event at 37th St. and 14th Ave. at which land in what they decried as “occupied Palestine” was up for sale about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday when pro-Israel counterprotesters confronted them, officials said. The …
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